Alex Hibbert
“Alex is a pleasure to work with and you know he will deliver in excess of expectations.” The YES Consultancy Ltd.
“Those looking outside their own organisations for inspiration would do well to rally behind this man's vision” Pen Hadow, Polar Explorer
“Alex has the ability to make all feel welcome and capable of all that they can be.” 131 Design Ltd.
Expedition leader, photographer, athlete & zoologist
Alex recently led the Tiso Trans Greenland Expedition which, at 1,374 miles, is the longest fully unsupported polar expedition in history. Born in 1986, Alex grew up in Hampshire, was educated in Dorset and read Biology at the University of Oxford.
In 2002, aged just 15, Alex was one of the youngest people to complete the 125 - mile Devizes to Westminster kayak ultra-marathon. During 2003 and 2004, he was twice a finalist in the international BBC Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year Competition and in the same year won the coveted Lord Kitchener’s Scholarship award. 2005 brought the Oxford-Cambridge Varsity Triathlon and two months living with and photographing Grey Wolves in the USA.
In 2006 Alex won his rowing ‘blade’ at University of Oxford and completed the Flora London Marathon in 3hrs 19 mins. He also reached the summit of Mont Blanc in the French Alps. In 2007 he was elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society, the home of British exploration and led a Greenland climbing and man hauling expedition. After first passing selection at 16 years old, Alex joined the 2008 Royal Marines Young Officer Batch.
Alex spends as much time as possible mountaineering, skiing, white-water kayaking and drinking good beer.
Topics include: motivation, goal setting, and perseverance